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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Oko Williams <okowilliams@dada.it>
Reply-To: bttznw@hotmail.fr
Date: 14 Nov 2006 17:14:41 -0000
Subject: Greetings


>From Mr. Oko Williams

BRANCH MANAGER,

UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC (UBA)

PLOT 669, ILupeju STREET,

P O BOX 75455,VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS.

LAGOS NIGERIA



My Name is Oko William.



Dear Friend,

I hope i will be safe dealing with you in this business proposition? Though,this medium (Internet)has been greatly abused,I choose to reach you through it because it still remains the fastest,surest and most secured medium of communication. However,this correspondence is unofficial and private,and it should be treated as such.



it's just my urgent need for a foreign partner that can be trusted I am Mr. Oko William, a United Bank For Africa PLC Branch manager, ILupeju Branch NIGERIA. I am contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality that will be attached to this deal.



The Management and the Legal department of our BANK (UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC NIGERIA) in a recent meeting, recommended that the account of Mr.George Brumley Jr,who was one of my branch depositor,should be declared dormant and confisticated the depositor's fund to the Bank Treasury account according to Nigeria Banking and Financial law. he is a foreigner, unfortunately he

is late. died on a fatal plane crash on 21st july,2003 with other passengers on board as you can confirm through this website.

:http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html



He owns a dollar account with the sum of US$24.6M (Twenty Four Million, Six Hundred United States Dollars Only) deposited in the account. In fact it happened that since his death,the next of kin of the dollar account holder(the brother) has not show up for the claim.



Note that i want you to come in as the relation of the deceased,i will use my positions to get all the internal documentations to back up the claims.The whole Procedures will last only 7 working days to get the fund retrieved successfully Without trace even in future.



After successful conclussion of this transaction, we shall share the money 70- 30.



Please if you desire and capable of doing this business, indicate your interest to enable us proceed.



God Bless you and your family as you respond to this email.



Yours Truly,



Mr. Oko Williams

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